WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.520 --> 00:00:07.960 All right, welcome into the first edition of Coffee and Company, 2 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:10.880 fueled by Thornton's Here in the year at twenty twenty five. 3 00:00:11.720 --> 00:00:14.480 Happy New Year, everybuddy, Nick Coffee. That's me. We've got 4 00:00:14.759 --> 00:00:17.760 the one and only mister Austin Montgomery alongside as we 5 00:00:17.879 --> 00:00:20.879 take you up until six o'clock. And I was gonna 6 00:00:20.879 --> 00:00:22.519 say it's a Monday, but it's not. It feels like 7 00:00:22.559 --> 00:00:26.239 a Monday. We've had the same consecutive weeks where we 8 00:00:26.320 --> 00:00:31.239 have some holiday downtime on Tuesday and Wednesday. Both Wednesdays 9 00:00:31.239 --> 00:00:33.840 were holidays where I assume, I mean, I know we 10 00:00:33.840 --> 00:00:36.119 weren't working, Austin, but maybe some others were. But then 11 00:00:36.320 --> 00:00:39.240 New Year's Eve, I filled in for Cruise in the 12 00:00:39.280 --> 00:00:41.039 morning on HAS and then we did the postgame show 13 00:00:41.119 --> 00:00:42.640 later on, so we didn't really feel like a normal 14 00:00:42.679 --> 00:00:45.240 work day. And then of course Christmas Eve last week, 15 00:00:45.240 --> 00:00:48.880 we were off. So I love the days that we 16 00:00:48.960 --> 00:00:51.000 get off, even if some days, you know, even if 17 00:00:51.000 --> 00:00:52.759 it's not a full day, maybe a half day. Like 18 00:00:52.759 --> 00:00:56.079 the holiday season is great. That downtime between Christmas and 19 00:00:56.119 --> 00:00:59.280 New Year's is awesome. But as someone who is a 20 00:00:59.399 --> 00:01:04.840 very relying upon structure and consistency. I'm ready for next Monday. 21 00:01:04.840 --> 00:01:07.519 That sounds weird to say because it's a Thursday. We 22 00:01:07.599 --> 00:01:09.760 got Friday next week. But I just need I need 23 00:01:09.799 --> 00:01:14.879 some consistency. I need routine. And my New Year's resolution 24 00:01:15.000 --> 00:01:17.000 every year, for I don't know, the last four years 25 00:01:17.319 --> 00:01:20.400 is nothing big time, no kind of huge challenge. It's 26 00:01:20.480 --> 00:01:23.599 just start the year nick being a little bit more productive, 27 00:01:23.680 --> 00:01:27.200 make better use of your time. Just try to be productive, 28 00:01:27.840 --> 00:01:29.799 you know. I try to always make sure I'm keeping 29 00:01:29.840 --> 00:01:31.680 an eye on what I eat, being healthy, like most 30 00:01:31.680 --> 00:01:34.159 of the New Year's New Year's resolutions that are very 31 00:01:34.200 --> 00:01:37.439 common every year. I'm not great at it, but I 32 00:01:37.519 --> 00:01:40.400 try to throughout the year, you know, pay attention to 33 00:01:40.439 --> 00:01:43.920 those things at least, like I don't know sixty percent, 34 00:01:44.680 --> 00:01:47.120 So happy to you everybody. I'm not sure if you 35 00:01:47.159 --> 00:01:49.480 guys have New Year's resolutions, but for me, again, it's 36 00:01:49.480 --> 00:01:53.560 always just being productive and I am not as self 37 00:01:53.560 --> 00:01:56.359 disciplined whenever I've got a half work week. 38 00:01:57.239 --> 00:02:00.400 It sounds like everybody now has hit the ground running 39 00:02:00.480 --> 00:02:02.599 right within the new year, because last week when we 40 00:02:02.640 --> 00:02:06.359 came in, it's still that dull area in between holidays 41 00:02:06.359 --> 00:02:09.159 and hell, even in this office it was just, uh, 42 00:02:09.599 --> 00:02:10.919 it was just like a graveyard all. 43 00:02:11.159 --> 00:02:13.240 I mean, we were all part timers. I mean yeah, and. 44 00:02:13.479 --> 00:02:15.000 So you come back in here today kind of like 45 00:02:15.080 --> 00:02:17.840 expecting it the same, adds we're just off the holidays, 46 00:02:17.840 --> 00:02:20.879 it's two more days, everyone's here. We've got a couple 47 00:02:20.879 --> 00:02:22.240 of big wigs in today. 48 00:02:22.000 --> 00:02:23.759 So like everyone's I didn't know that. 49 00:02:23.800 --> 00:02:26.719 Well, no, no, I'm just like sales managers And that's 50 00:02:26.719 --> 00:02:27.599 what I meant, my bad. 51 00:02:27.719 --> 00:02:30.280 People who you know typically aren't here every day because 52 00:02:30.280 --> 00:02:32.240 they're traveling, because they got big they got they got 53 00:02:32.240 --> 00:02:33.840 the real important jobs, that kind of stuff. 54 00:02:34.000 --> 00:02:34.120 Right. 55 00:02:34.240 --> 00:02:36.680 Yeah, So again it is the first workday of the 56 00:02:36.759 --> 00:02:39.199 new year, and I'm going to try to be productive, 57 00:02:39.319 --> 00:02:42.319 but really it's you can still kind of half asset, 58 00:02:42.360 --> 00:02:44.800 I think, because we've got it's Thursday, it's Mars Friday, 59 00:02:44.840 --> 00:02:46.199 and then you know, you get your first full week 60 00:02:46.280 --> 00:02:49.560 next week. So uh, anyways, once again, happy New Year's everybody. 61 00:02:49.960 --> 00:02:52.560 And I don't know where to start. We got so 62 00:02:52.639 --> 00:02:55.000 much to react to. It feels like one of those 63 00:02:55.039 --> 00:02:57.639 Mondays where we come back from a busy, busy weekend. 64 00:02:57.639 --> 00:02:59.240 It wasn't a weekend, but man, there is a lot 65 00:02:59.360 --> 00:03:02.120 that has gone on since I since I last had 66 00:03:02.120 --> 00:03:04.919 this show live, of course, and then you know, I 67 00:03:04.919 --> 00:03:06.439 guess the last time you heard from me was right 68 00:03:06.479 --> 00:03:09.840 after the Tony the Tiger Sun bull win for Jeff 69 00:03:09.840 --> 00:03:11.960 Brom and his team, and I thought the postgame show 70 00:03:12.039 --> 00:03:15.080 reaction was was pretty much what I would have expected, right, 71 00:03:15.439 --> 00:03:17.879 very happy they won. Props to the defense there at 72 00:03:17.919 --> 00:03:19.960 the end of the game, being able to find a 73 00:03:19.960 --> 00:03:21.360 way to win and hold on when it did not 74 00:03:21.400 --> 00:03:24.280 look good. Antonio Watts was the superstar. And then there 75 00:03:24.280 --> 00:03:26.120 was a lot of conversation on the postgame show about 76 00:03:26.159 --> 00:03:27.919 Ron English, and we'll get back into that a little 77 00:03:27.919 --> 00:03:30.000 bit later on because obviously that's something I still want 78 00:03:30.039 --> 00:03:31.400 to share some thoughts on. And I don't really feel 79 00:03:31.439 --> 00:03:33.439 a whole lot different now than I did in the 80 00:03:33.439 --> 00:03:35.719 moment reacting as soon as the game ended, where it 81 00:03:35.719 --> 00:03:38.120 looked like Louisville might have had the how are we 82 00:03:38.159 --> 00:03:40.120 going to lose this? Are we really going to lose 83 00:03:40.120 --> 00:03:42.240 this a game like this again? And they were able 84 00:03:42.319 --> 00:03:44.319 to avoid it. But anyways, I mean, we've got to 85 00:03:44.360 --> 00:03:47.280 start with what happened last night for Pat Kelsey and 86 00:03:47.319 --> 00:03:50.680 his team, and trust me, we will talk college football 87 00:03:50.719 --> 00:03:53.919 playoff because obviously there's a game going on today because 88 00:03:54.080 --> 00:03:58.120 of the potential terrorist attack. I mean, it was clearly 89 00:03:58.360 --> 00:04:02.680 a horrific thing, just absolute tragedy. But I've read a 90 00:04:02.719 --> 00:04:05.960 couple of different things as far as what they assume 91 00:04:06.039 --> 00:04:08.439 happened here as far as this guy isolated thing or 92 00:04:08.520 --> 00:04:11.000 is he working with some organizations, so maybe there is 93 00:04:11.080 --> 00:04:13.639 confirmation if if he is or is not. I just 94 00:04:13.680 --> 00:04:15.680 haven't seen it yet. But again, the lot to get 95 00:04:15.680 --> 00:04:16.759 to you. I don't want act like we're just gonna 96 00:04:16.759 --> 00:04:19.199 talk about litle basketball for three straight hours. But man, 97 00:04:19.680 --> 00:04:21.319 the new year got off to a great start for 98 00:04:21.360 --> 00:04:24.519 Pat Kelsey because yesterday his team picked up I think 99 00:04:24.560 --> 00:04:28.199 what was I mean, it's not the best win they 100 00:04:28.240 --> 00:04:31.040 have as far as resume, because that actually is West Virginia. 101 00:04:31.040 --> 00:04:32.480 I don't know if you guys realized it, but West 102 00:04:32.560 --> 00:04:36.360 Virginia they went to Lawrence, Kansas to take on Bill self, 103 00:04:36.920 --> 00:04:39.680 and they ended up winning in Lawrence without having like 104 00:04:39.720 --> 00:04:41.920 their three best players, or maybe it was their three 105 00:04:42.000 --> 00:04:44.120 leading scores. Maybe that's an exaggeration. I do know they 106 00:04:44.120 --> 00:04:46.199 didn't have their top guy who they've been missing for 107 00:04:46.199 --> 00:04:49.199 a little while now, the coach's son. But West Virginia 108 00:04:49.319 --> 00:04:52.879 beating Kansas really gives that win that you have against 109 00:04:52.879 --> 00:04:56.759 West Virginia a nice chance to be quad you know, 110 00:04:56.839 --> 00:04:59.120 quad one. Maybe I don't know the numbers as far 111 00:04:59.199 --> 00:05:00.959 as neutral site, but you like, you know, for example, 112 00:05:01.040 --> 00:05:03.879 last night, Louisville beating North Carolina, that's a good win. 113 00:05:03.959 --> 00:05:06.160 I mean, it's Carolina. I think Carolina's gonna win a 114 00:05:06.160 --> 00:05:09.079 lot of games in the ACC. This Carolina team just 115 00:05:09.160 --> 00:05:13.000 beat I think it was Gonzaga or no, I'm sorry 116 00:05:13.040 --> 00:05:17.959 that Ucla Carolina before Carolina had just beat Ucla, who 117 00:05:18.040 --> 00:05:20.759 just beat Gonzaga, so I had that confused. So Carolina 118 00:05:20.879 --> 00:05:23.560 being Carolina, knowing they've got elite talent every year, I mean, 119 00:05:23.560 --> 00:05:25.000 that's a good win. I think it felt like it 120 00:05:25.040 --> 00:05:26.600 for fans, but as far as resume, and I really 121 00:05:26.639 --> 00:05:29.680 don't care a whole lot about it, but last night 122 00:05:29.800 --> 00:05:31.800 just kind of felt like the first real big moment 123 00:05:31.839 --> 00:05:34.759 for Pat Kelsey. And maybe that's me not giving them 124 00:05:34.879 --> 00:05:37.279 enough credit for what they did against Indiana and West 125 00:05:37.360 --> 00:05:39.600 Virginia in the in the Bahamas, because that was great. 126 00:05:40.079 --> 00:05:42.639 That was sort of a game where it felt like Okay, Nationally, 127 00:05:42.720 --> 00:05:45.959 there was some attention for the program that you hadn't 128 00:05:46.000 --> 00:05:48.079 had in a while, meaning attention that was okay, wow, 129 00:05:48.120 --> 00:05:51.399 this Louisville team, they look pretty good. Oh yeah, Louisville, 130 00:05:51.439 --> 00:05:53.920 we remember them. They used to be, you know, kind 131 00:05:53.920 --> 00:05:56.000 of important when it comes to college basketball, but it's 132 00:05:56.000 --> 00:05:57.800 been a few years since that's been the case. I 133 00:05:57.839 --> 00:06:00.160 don't want to not give credit where to due what 134 00:06:00.199 --> 00:06:02.480 they did early on this year, but I think having 135 00:06:03.240 --> 00:06:06.480 your crowd there last night on New Year's Day playing Carolina, 136 00:06:07.279 --> 00:06:11.360 you know, wins of value meaning significant value were gonna 137 00:06:11.360 --> 00:06:12.600 be hard to come by because of the way the 138 00:06:12.639 --> 00:06:16.720 ACC is this year. So here, I am thinking it's 139 00:06:16.759 --> 00:06:19.399 the best moment so far for Kelsey as far as 140 00:06:19.439 --> 00:06:22.519 a specific game. But what happened at you know, I 141 00:06:22.519 --> 00:06:24.399 don't know was it halftime. I don't think it was 142 00:06:24.399 --> 00:06:26.759 was it was it halftime? Whenever Michael Brown junior committed, 143 00:06:26.839 --> 00:06:29.639 we were speechless because Austin and I were actually there 144 00:06:29.680 --> 00:06:32.959 at the game together along with my wonderful wife Tiffany, 145 00:06:32.959 --> 00:06:36.040 who goes by Mercedes when it comes to people around here, 146 00:06:36.040 --> 00:06:38.000 which I need to reset that story as far as 147 00:06:38.040 --> 00:06:41.079 how she got that name. But anyways, getting the commitment 148 00:06:41.079 --> 00:06:42.879 from Michel Brown junior, the number one point guard in 149 00:06:42.920 --> 00:06:45.639 the country, the highest rank commit for Louisville basketball since 150 00:06:45.639 --> 00:06:48.160 Samato Samuel's. I mean, it was just an absolute great 151 00:06:48.240 --> 00:06:52.399 day for Pat Kelsey and his team. And what really 152 00:06:52.439 --> 00:06:57.279 makes me over the moon about this win for Louisville 153 00:06:57.839 --> 00:07:00.399 isn't just because you know it's against a ran that 154 00:07:00.480 --> 00:07:03.480 is Carolina. I know some people will tell you what 155 00:07:03.560 --> 00:07:05.800 Carolina is lousy, they didn't have one of their leading scores. 156 00:07:05.800 --> 00:07:07.360 That's fine, whatever. I still think they're going to be 157 00:07:07.399 --> 00:07:11.879 a tournament team. And you wins against teams you know 158 00:07:11.959 --> 00:07:13.680 that are going to be tournament teams. So Quad one, 159 00:07:13.759 --> 00:07:17.120 Quad two, or maybe North Carolina finishes in the top 160 00:07:17.160 --> 00:07:18.959 thirty of the net, that will end up being a 161 00:07:19.040 --> 00:07:19.480 Quad one. 162 00:07:20.000 --> 00:07:22.639 And I really don't know we know if we have 163 00:07:22.720 --> 00:07:25.079 any way of like prediction that's going to happen or not, 164 00:07:25.160 --> 00:07:29.120 just because right now, for example, Louisville this and I'm 165 00:07:29.160 --> 00:07:30.759 not I'm not bringing this up to nitpick. 166 00:07:30.800 --> 00:07:34.199 I'm not sharing this to to act like you know, 167 00:07:35.279 --> 00:07:37.319 I'm complaining about Louisville. They can't do anything about it. 168 00:07:37.360 --> 00:07:38.879 I mean, I guess they could have, But just to 169 00:07:38.920 --> 00:07:42.360 give you a little bit of perspective on how it 170 00:07:42.399 --> 00:07:45.199 works when it comes to beating teams by a certain 171 00:07:45.199 --> 00:07:50.360 margin or you know, losing winning and losing is not 172 00:07:50.480 --> 00:07:52.480 factored in as much as it should when it comes 173 00:07:52.480 --> 00:07:54.160 to the kin palm, when it comes to the net 174 00:07:54.839 --> 00:07:57.800 and I think that's ridiculous, but you know, there's nothing 175 00:07:57.800 --> 00:08:00.959 you can do about it. So, for example, beat EKU, 176 00:08:02.439 --> 00:08:04.879 and that was a close call, right, they were very 177 00:08:04.879 --> 00:08:08.959 fortunate to beat Eku seventy eight to seventy six last weekend, 178 00:08:09.720 --> 00:08:14.120 well after after that win, because they were supposed to 179 00:08:14.160 --> 00:08:16.439 win that game by a lot more and they barely survived. 180 00:08:16.759 --> 00:08:20.199 They actually dropped. I mean, Louisville went from being a 181 00:08:20.480 --> 00:08:25.279 number let's see. And this is why it's so. Louisville 182 00:08:25.319 --> 00:08:28.000 right now is fifty four in the kin Pom. They 183 00:08:28.079 --> 00:08:32.039 jumped up from let's see, let's see here. Why is 184 00:08:32.080 --> 00:08:33.919 it not showing me where they were? Yees. So, after 185 00:08:34.559 --> 00:08:38.120 Louisville actually fell more in the kN palm with a 186 00:08:38.240 --> 00:08:42.399 two point win over Eku, then they climbed by beating 187 00:08:42.440 --> 00:08:48.440 North Carolina by thirteen points. So it's the formula system 188 00:08:48.480 --> 00:08:52.039 that I just again, I can't so long story short 189 00:08:52.600 --> 00:08:54.879 with Carolina, that is that's a you know, if they 190 00:08:54.960 --> 00:08:56.440 end up finishing in the top thirty, that'll be a 191 00:08:56.480 --> 00:08:58.159 quad one win. And I feel like they will because 192 00:08:58.159 --> 00:08:59.440 I think they're gonna win a lot of games, but 193 00:08:59.440 --> 00:09:02.000 they're gonna have Like North Carolina is a team that 194 00:09:02.200 --> 00:09:04.600 you know, just to pull up their schedule here, you know, 195 00:09:04.720 --> 00:09:09.919 Ken Palm has them beating Notre Dame by four, SMU 196 00:09:10.039 --> 00:09:12.159 by four. So yeah, because Carolina has struggled a little 197 00:09:12.159 --> 00:09:14.559 bit this year, more so than usual, their expectation as 198 00:09:14.559 --> 00:09:17.039 far as you know, what the what the formula predicts 199 00:09:17.080 --> 00:09:18.720 is not as it's not as big of a margin 200 00:09:18.960 --> 00:09:21.799 as you would have typically expected with the North Carolina team. 201 00:09:22.360 --> 00:09:24.399 But if you mess around and lose one of these games, 202 00:09:24.519 --> 00:09:27.039 or maybe you end up beating a team but not 203 00:09:27.120 --> 00:09:29.440 nearly by as much as I guess you were supposed to, 204 00:09:30.000 --> 00:09:33.559 then then that'll be really dependent upon can Carolina stay 205 00:09:33.559 --> 00:09:36.000 in the top thirty. And I don't even know why 206 00:09:36.000 --> 00:09:38.080 I've talked about the resume stuff so much, because again, 207 00:09:38.240 --> 00:09:40.720 last night, it didn't really matter for me as far 208 00:09:40.759 --> 00:09:43.879 as Carolina being a team that rank was ranked here 209 00:09:44.000 --> 00:09:46.039 or how many losses they had. I mean, obviously, if 210 00:09:46.039 --> 00:09:47.879 they were terrible, they came in here with like two wins, 211 00:09:47.879 --> 00:09:49.600 it would have been a little bit different. But Louisville 212 00:09:49.720 --> 00:09:52.480 they won eighty three to seventy, and they just went 213 00:09:52.480 --> 00:09:54.720 out there for forty minutes and they were the better 214 00:09:54.759 --> 00:09:58.799 team in every way. They were more physical, and I 215 00:09:58.840 --> 00:10:00.840 don't mean as if like they comple punk them, but 216 00:10:00.879 --> 00:10:03.639 like it things that you know you really don't get 217 00:10:03.639 --> 00:10:06.559 a great feel for just by looking at the box score, 218 00:10:06.840 --> 00:10:10.600 and I think that's just intensity, energy, attention to detail, 219 00:10:11.919 --> 00:10:14.600 hustle plays. I don't think Carolina was out there loafing it, 220 00:10:14.600 --> 00:10:17.360 but Louisville was better in those areas, which is how 221 00:10:17.399 --> 00:10:19.240 they were able to win eighty three to seventy. They 222 00:10:19.240 --> 00:10:21.360 didn't shoot the ball well at all. I mean from 223 00:10:21.399 --> 00:10:24.840 three it were six to twenty six for twenty three percent. 224 00:10:25.279 --> 00:10:28.120 Typically when you make twenty three percent of your threes 225 00:10:28.159 --> 00:10:30.399 and you took twenty six of them. I feel like 226 00:10:30.480 --> 00:10:32.240 I would have said that Louisville would have a tough 227 00:10:32.279 --> 00:10:35.879 time beating maybe anybody, but they beat Carolina, a team 228 00:10:35.960 --> 00:10:39.200 that we know has really good talent. We know it's 229 00:10:39.200 --> 00:10:40.960 gonna be one of the better wins you can get 230 00:10:40.960 --> 00:10:43.840 in the ACC and it was just not I mean, 231 00:10:43.879 --> 00:10:45.519 I feel like This was the first time I watched 232 00:10:45.559 --> 00:10:48.240 Louisville go out there. And when it comes to specific 233 00:10:48.360 --> 00:10:52.480 numbers that they really hunt, meaning they need a lot 234 00:10:52.519 --> 00:10:55.000 of threes to be taken, and you know, they want 235 00:10:55.039 --> 00:10:56.600 to shoot a great percentage that's a little bit out 236 00:10:56.559 --> 00:10:57.840 of their control. And I don't even really know if 237 00:10:57.840 --> 00:11:00.600 there's a percentage that Pat Kelce, you know, where the 238 00:11:00.600 --> 00:11:02.600 sweet spot is for him, where if his team can 239 00:11:02.679 --> 00:11:04.960 make thirty seven percent in a game, then they're going 240 00:11:05.000 --> 00:11:06.360 to be aokay. I mean, I don't know if there's 241 00:11:06.360 --> 00:11:08.440 a specific number that he wonts every game. But again, 242 00:11:09.279 --> 00:11:12.679 I think some numbers that you typically rely on to 243 00:11:12.679 --> 00:11:14.279 be pretty good if you're going to win, they didn't. 244 00:11:14.440 --> 00:11:16.080 They weren't there last night for Louisville. I mean, they 245 00:11:16.080 --> 00:11:18.480 shot only forty five percent overall. And look, this is 246 00:11:18.519 --> 00:11:20.440 one that's really frustrating, and I totally get it, Like 247 00:11:20.480 --> 00:11:23.960 it's something that we should be worried about free throw shooting. Right, 248 00:11:24.000 --> 00:11:25.919 they were twenty five of thirty nine from the line 249 00:11:25.960 --> 00:11:28.799 at sixty four percent. You shot forty threes nearly and 250 00:11:28.840 --> 00:11:32.000 only made sixty four percent of them. Like that's these 251 00:11:32.000 --> 00:11:34.320 are things that like should worry you Now, you can't 252 00:11:34.360 --> 00:11:36.759 really do a whole lot about missing three point shots 253 00:11:36.799 --> 00:11:38.480 if they were getting good looks, and I think last night, 254 00:11:38.519 --> 00:11:40.200 for the most part, they were getting good looks. They 255 00:11:40.240 --> 00:11:42.320 just didn't knock them down, and that happens, but it 256 00:11:42.320 --> 00:11:44.919 didn't matter because they were just I mean, their scout 257 00:11:45.039 --> 00:11:47.679 for Carolina. I mean, I know Brian Cleman, it's kind 258 00:11:47.720 --> 00:11:50.679 of the defensive coordinator for Pat Kelsey, and they were 259 00:11:50.879 --> 00:11:54.840 they were ready to make things rough for RJ. Davis, 260 00:11:54.879 --> 00:11:56.799 one of the better guards you'll find in the country, 261 00:11:56.799 --> 00:11:58.799 at least he was for the first five years of 262 00:11:58.799 --> 00:12:00.960 his career. I'm not really sure how much. I mean, 263 00:12:00.960 --> 00:12:02.879 he's still pretty good player, clearly you can tell that. 264 00:12:02.960 --> 00:12:04.840 But you know, they were just ready. They were better. 265 00:12:04.840 --> 00:12:08.919 They were better, they were better coached. When whenever Carolina 266 00:12:08.960 --> 00:12:12.240 would make some runs to either trim the deficit to nothing, 267 00:12:12.279 --> 00:12:14.039 to tie it up, or maybe they claw back within 268 00:12:14.159 --> 00:12:16.320 just a bucket or two, Louisville seem to always be 269 00:12:16.360 --> 00:12:20.000 able to respond. And you know, these are little things. 270 00:12:20.000 --> 00:12:22.399 And I know it sounds like I'm just drooling over 271 00:12:22.399 --> 00:12:24.360 Pat Kelsey, and you know, maybe I am. In fact, 272 00:12:24.600 --> 00:12:26.639 I think I am now that I give it some thought, 273 00:12:26.919 --> 00:12:30.960 But they don't ever lose their head whenever they're having 274 00:12:31.039 --> 00:12:34.480 a rough night shooting, they don't ever lose composure. And 275 00:12:34.480 --> 00:12:36.000 I guess that's what I mean when I say lose 276 00:12:36.039 --> 00:12:39.519 their head. They keep composure. They they you don't really 277 00:12:39.559 --> 00:12:42.960 see any body language shift when they're having a really 278 00:12:43.000 --> 00:12:46.320 tough night. From three I wish and they should be 279 00:12:46.320 --> 00:12:48.320 better at shooting free throws, but they've had nights like 280 00:12:48.360 --> 00:12:50.000 this where they're not, and I think a lot of 281 00:12:50.000 --> 00:12:51.919 teams would would start to sweat and get a little 282 00:12:51.919 --> 00:12:53.720 tight because they realize, man, we're leaving a lot of 283 00:12:53.759 --> 00:12:55.600 points out here on the floor by not making these 284 00:12:55.639 --> 00:12:58.360 free throws. And again, you need to make free throws. 285 00:12:58.399 --> 00:12:59.759 That's an issue. They got to get better there. But 286 00:13:00.559 --> 00:13:03.679 they could have a run go against them. Carolina made 287 00:13:03.720 --> 00:13:05.919 a huge run before Louisville made they're big thirteen to 288 00:13:05.960 --> 00:13:08.240 one run to end the game. Carolina, by the way, 289 00:13:08.279 --> 00:13:10.120 Nana didn't make a field goal in the last five minutes. 290 00:13:10.399 --> 00:13:13.080 So with that, like I just I think that speaks 291 00:13:13.120 --> 00:13:15.600 to how well they're coach. Man, the culture, the environment, 292 00:13:15.840 --> 00:13:18.039 all these things that you know a lot of people 293 00:13:18.039 --> 00:13:21.240 probably think are just filler words that aren't really that important, 294 00:13:21.240 --> 00:13:22.639 and I think louis of fans can tell you they 295 00:13:22.639 --> 00:13:25.399 are important. We learned the hard way, like having a 296 00:13:25.480 --> 00:13:30.120 leader that can really instill a culture where guys are 297 00:13:30.159 --> 00:13:32.080 just gonna go. I mean a very much a team 298 00:13:32.200 --> 00:13:35.399 thing to where nobody's self nobody seems selfish on this team. 299 00:13:35.840 --> 00:13:38.159 I mean the energy from the bench is always great. 300 00:13:38.240 --> 00:13:41.240 So you know, I still have no clue what this 301 00:13:41.279 --> 00:13:44.639 season's gonna end up looking like for this team in March. 302 00:13:45.519 --> 00:13:48.039 Really have no way of knowing, But man, I love 303 00:13:48.120 --> 00:13:50.480 watching this group. I really do. I don't. I mean, clearly, 304 00:13:50.480 --> 00:13:52.879 it's not the most talented team by any means. You 305 00:13:52.879 --> 00:13:55.279 don't have any NBA players on this group. You really 306 00:13:55.279 --> 00:13:58.679 only have about seven guys right now. Well, I guess 307 00:13:58.679 --> 00:14:01.200 you could say eight because they are getting Tree are 308 00:14:01.320 --> 00:14:03.600 back in the mix. So when I tell you, guys 309 00:14:03.600 --> 00:14:05.600 how much I love this team and it's been a fun, 310 00:14:05.600 --> 00:14:10.000 fun ride thus far, I know some will say that 311 00:14:10.080 --> 00:14:12.000 it's because of what happened the last few years, and 312 00:14:12.039 --> 00:14:14.320 you're probably right. I know that's a factor to an extent. 313 00:14:14.440 --> 00:14:17.679 But even if Louisville fired Kenny Payne because he was 314 00:14:17.720 --> 00:14:20.519 five hundred in two straight seasons. I mean that still 315 00:14:20.519 --> 00:14:22.240 would have been fireable for a place like Louisville in 316 00:14:22.279 --> 00:14:24.720 my opinion, But I still think I would have the 317 00:14:24.759 --> 00:14:27.679 same feeling for this group. Man, I really really think 318 00:14:27.720 --> 00:14:31.480 that everybody from top to bottom, and I'm talking top 319 00:14:31.519 --> 00:14:37.679 to bottom, equipment managers, trainers, every staffer, Kelsey of course, 320 00:14:38.000 --> 00:14:41.039 I mean everybody within the program. I feel like they 321 00:14:41.039 --> 00:14:44.720 have a real appreciation to be here. And last night, 322 00:14:45.039 --> 00:14:47.840 you know, for example, on KSR this morning, of course, 323 00:14:48.200 --> 00:14:50.360 starting the new year, one of their big topics early 324 00:14:50.399 --> 00:14:52.080 on in the show was to make fun of Louisvill's 325 00:14:52.080 --> 00:14:53.919 attendance last night, which I was there. I didn't think 326 00:14:53.960 --> 00:14:55.919 it was that bad at all. Now again, the upper 327 00:14:56.000 --> 00:14:58.279 level clearly some empty seats, but I thought the energy 328 00:14:58.360 --> 00:15:02.200 was great. So you know, these these everybody in the program, 329 00:15:02.320 --> 00:15:05.159 although some look at little, some with real familiarity with 330 00:15:05.159 --> 00:15:07.559 Louisville basketball, and I guess you know what it once 331 00:15:07.759 --> 00:15:11.080 was before these down years happened. It still doesn't seem 332 00:15:11.200 --> 00:15:14.320 like it's good enough, right, which I think a lot 333 00:15:14.320 --> 00:15:17.159 of LOIVEL fans understand and they're completely content with everything. 334 00:15:17.200 --> 00:15:20.440 But my point is, even if you would to the 335 00:15:20.440 --> 00:15:22.639 game last night and you were really underwhelming because you 336 00:15:22.679 --> 00:15:24.279 hadn't been to a game in a few years, in 337 00:15:24.399 --> 00:15:25.679 town for a few years, and you're like, you know what, 338 00:15:25.679 --> 00:15:27.000 I'm gonna go to the Yumps Center and watch this 339 00:15:27.039 --> 00:15:30.799 Pat Kelsey squat play, you know, really really, you know, 340 00:15:30.960 --> 00:15:32.639 I want to see him. I'd been in a while. 341 00:15:33.000 --> 00:15:36.600 And maybe you went and you thought, brother, why aren't 342 00:15:36.600 --> 00:15:39.519 there twenty thousand plus here? What happened? What's going on? 343 00:15:40.720 --> 00:15:43.200 If that's you? And I'm not sure if that person exists, Like, 344 00:15:43.600 --> 00:15:45.399 just know that what you felt like was maybe a 345 00:15:45.440 --> 00:15:46.960 little underwhelming, and I hope he still had a good 346 00:15:46.960 --> 00:15:49.840 time as I speak to a non existent person potentially, 347 00:15:50.120 --> 00:15:54.639 But my point is that they, meaning everybody within this program, player, coach, everybody, 348 00:15:54.679 --> 00:15:58.039 top to bottom. They appreciated the energy that was there 349 00:15:58.120 --> 00:16:01.879 last night. They probably had some reflection at Tom's thinking, man, 350 00:16:01.919 --> 00:16:05.240 this is awesome. I'm playing in front of this great crowd. 351 00:16:05.399 --> 00:16:07.799 As far as the energy they're bringing in the Young Center, 352 00:16:07.799 --> 00:16:12.000 We're playing North Carolina, so the vibes are really really good. 353 00:16:12.000 --> 00:16:14.600 Don't know how good this team's gonna be, obviously, but 354 00:16:15.200 --> 00:16:17.279 I'm gonna have fun watching them, man, I really am. 355 00:16:17.720 --> 00:16:20.000 And again we've got to discuss how big it is 356 00:16:20.039 --> 00:16:23.000 to get mckel brown, the five star point guard who 357 00:16:23.000 --> 00:16:25.320 committed last night during the game, which I didn't realize 358 00:16:25.360 --> 00:16:28.919 he signed with Louisville like before Thanksgiving. I think, wow, 359 00:16:29.000 --> 00:16:30.919 And he's just been sitting on it waiting to have 360 00:16:30.960 --> 00:16:33.919 a moment like this. So good stuff, no doubt. 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Here, we'll also 391 00:17:48.119 --> 00:17:50.200 get at the text line the Ellenn Federal Credit Union 392 00:17:50.200 --> 00:17:53.319 text line five OO two six five three zero seven ninety. 393 00:17:53.319 --> 00:17:55.799 But let's get it started with Dave. Dave, welcome into 394 00:17:55.799 --> 00:17:58.200 Sports Talk seven ninety. How are you, oh? 395 00:17:58.240 --> 00:18:02.680 Pretty good? Had the bowl game? The last thirty seconds 396 00:18:02.759 --> 00:18:05.799 I think there was referee should be super malpractice. I 397 00:18:05.799 --> 00:18:10.000 mean it was horrible. It was horrible officiating. I mean 398 00:18:10.079 --> 00:18:12.480 that was just no you know, like when the guy 399 00:18:12.559 --> 00:18:14.960 fumbled all out about that, I keep reading more that 400 00:18:14.960 --> 00:18:18.200 should have been called a touchback and the past the 401 00:18:18.279 --> 00:18:22.799